ABSTRACT
This chapter develops ideas about playing from the last chapter, and illustrates the value of the playful availability of the therapist in finding a way through the defences of the patient and containing their underlying distress. The technical challenges and adaptations of working with such patients are discussed as is the therapeutic value of ‘moments-of-meeting’, as described by Stern and his colleagues. The therapy of ‘Gail’ illustrates these processes in detail.
